I know that pretty much everyone asks this same question, and they all get pretty much the same answer: genetics. So, I’m trying to predict my "predetermined" height based on a few details:
First, my parents:
-My dad is like 5′10" now, but he’s almost 49 and doesn’t stand straight most of the time; and I saw 5′11" on one of his old driver licenses
-My mom is short. I don’t know how short, but her head is a tiny bit over my chin. She’s Asian.
Now me:
-I turn 19 this December. (I’m male too)
-I’m 5′9" around 130 lbs with a slim figure
-I’ve been doing just a little light weight lifting the past several months
-I’m half Asian, and I used to look so when I was younger; but now it’s so subtle that the officer reports me as "white male" when I get a speeding ticket
-My body frame is small compared to my dad
-My facial hair hasn’t grown yet. I mean my mustache does a tiny little bit, but I’ve never shaved my face once in my life (there’s a lot of hair down there, though)
My thoughts are:
-If the parent-based calculator were right, I should be at most in the middle between my parents, but I’m far taller than my mom and closer to my dad, which makes me think I’m getting most of it from my dad.
-My body frame is small compared to my dad which makes me think I’m still growing
-I have NO facial hair at all which makes me think I’m still way early for the end of puberty
-My younger brother (17.5 years old) is like an inch shorter and seems to be growing so..
-Do you think I’m done with puberty?
-Do you think I will still grow taller?
-How can I help myself reach my full potential in relation to food, exercise, etc?
-Do height boosting products actually work?
My height isn’t all toooo bad for me really, so if you have no answer other than (live with it) you don’t have to answer. I’m just curious to know.
I asked my mom. She’s 5 feet. (remember I’m 5′9"). Also, between the age of 7 and 14 I used to run a lot, climb trees and jump around like a monkey. Between 14 and 17 I spent several hours a day in front of the computer on an uncomfortable chair. I don’t think my back is bent (it looks fine to me) but when I try to hand and not flex neither my abs or back it kinda hurts to stretch it.
when I try to hand..
hand = hang*, sorry
so when I try to hang on something and not flex anything my back hurts.